Print from your phone

Set up: Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct or NFC

To connect your printer and phone:

  1. Before you begin:

    • If your printer is connected to a Wi-Fi network, be sure the phone and your printer are connected to the same network.
    • If your printer supports Wi-Fi Direct, set up a direct connection between the phone and printer.
    • If your printer supports NFC, be sure the printer is on and that you've turned on NFC on your phone.
  2. Go to Settings > Printing.

  3. Touch Default print service to automatically find your printer.

    Once your printer is found, it is ready to print.

If your printer isn't found in Default print service:

  1. Touch Add service.
  2. In Play Store, search for ‘[printer brand] print service’ and install the app for the printer's service plugin.
  3. Once installed, return to Settings > Printing and touch the print service plugin name to automatically find your printer.
  4. If your printer isn't found automatically, touch > Add printer > .

  5. Do one of the following:

    • Wi-Fi: enter the printer's name and IP address (found in your printer settings on connected computer).
    • NFC: touch your phone to the printer's NFC icon.

Set up: Cloud Print

NoteGoogle will no longer support Cloud Print after 31 December 2020. To learn more, read Google's support information.

To connect your printer and phone:

  1. Make sure your printer is on and added to your Google account. Learn more.
  2. go to Settings > Printing.
  3. Touch Cloud Print.
  4. If your printer is not in the list of available printers, touch Add printer and select the printer shared with your Google account.

Print

  1. Open the item to print, such as:

    • a photo in Photos
    • an email
    • a document in Drive
    • A webpage in Chrome.
  2. Touch or > Print. (If you're using Chrome, > Share > Chrome Print).
  3. Select printer options if needed.
  4. Touch .